Getting there

So, I suppose after my last post, you might think I was going to give up... Well, that wouldn't be me...

Every day seems easier than the day before... First, the house is much better organized. Princess and I are starting to have what looks like a routine. She does homework during weekends, so we don't have too much to do at nights. She found two friends from her class living on the same street, so she feels less alone here. And I am very happy I found a family of babysitters (there 3 of them in the same house!), I am trying the older tomorrow, we'll see how it goes!

As for school, I am starting to feel more comfortable every day with the whole process. I remember the week before I started, I was saying to people that I wanted just to skip to last week of September, to be home, organized and in to it. Well, that's exactly where I am. And I am happy this last month is gone.

Clearly, the problem-based approach is interesting and I am happy I chose this program. However, I can see 2 disadvantages, especially for a single mom. First, you have to work every weekend, because we always have a problem for Monday morning. Even if we have Friday off (which is not always the case), I can't do 15 hours of work in 1 day. Second issue is that if you have some free time one day, because of the way the method works, you can't prepare for future problems. But, other than that, it is very motivating and I believe much more valuable learning than lecturing. 

I had a class last week where we learn to be good doctors, by playing physicians. Even though it is role-playing (and after being a trainer in the pharma world, you know how people hate doing role-playing), it was kind of fun. Our mentor is a young family physician (well, younger than me, but that was expected) and he is very involved. Last workshop was on questionning and it is surprising how it is not easy to do it well. I know I am going to like this class. 

Finally, we had a presentation on medical equipment this week and I felt like a kid in a toy store. I thought only women were interested in stethoscope colors... apparently not. You should have listen to my male colleague discussing the color of theirs... Epic! People who know me would know how I am not a fashion victim (well, I prefer you don't see me now that I wear jeans 90% of the time), but I would love these things to be cheaper, so we could have different colors to fit our outfit... or the way we feel that day! That would be so much more fun, don't you think?

Anyway, I have my first real exam tomorrow, I'll see if I really belong there. I feel pretty confident, and at this point there is nothing more you can do, right? So, wish me luck!